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President Trump fires Defense Secretary Esper

Site Staff,

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper. This is an unprecedented move at a time of national uncertainty about the outcome of Trump’s bid for a second term. It is the first time in the post-World War II era that a president seeking reelection has removed his secretary of defense after Election Day….
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Senators Hoeven And Cramer Push For Quick Confirmation of Defense Secretary Nominee

The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved Mark Esper's nomination
TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota Senator John Hoeven has spent some time getting to know President Trump’s latest secretary of defense nominee. Hoeven, who is a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, met with Mark Esper. He outlined the importance of North Dakota’s nuclear and unmanned aerial systems missions to the nation’s defense. Hoeven also talked about the need…